Decision Workspace
styx-codec vs tarang vs symphonia
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
styx-codec
experimentalv0.1.0
Codec registry and MJPEG/raw codecs for the Styx media stack.
50
tarang
experimentalv0.21.3
AI-native Rust media framework — container parsing, audio/video decoding, codec bindings, media analysis
70
symphonia
growingv0.5.5
Pure Rust media container and audio decoding library.
Core Metrics
| styx-codec | tarang | symphonia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 50 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 59 | 404 | 5.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 21 | 404 | 801.4K |
| Dependents | 1 | 4 | 1.5K |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 67d ago | 5d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 2m | 8d | 5y 6m |
Health Breakdown
styx-codec
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
tarang
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
symphonia
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| styx-codec | tarang | symphonia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.21.3 | 0.5.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 28 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 56KB | 286KB | 12KB |
| Features | 8 | 17 | 24 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.89 | 1.53 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •symphonia leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •symphonia is depended on by 1.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.